GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon RX 9060
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 9060 with GeForce GT 445M, including specs and performance data.
RX 9060 outperforms 445M by a whopping 2011% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 112 | 939 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 23.80 | 4.25 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 (2025) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Navi 44 | GF106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 August 2025 (less than a year ago) | 3 September 2010 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1792 | 144 |
| Core clock speed | 1700 MHz | 590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2990 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 29,700 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 132 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 334.9 | 14.16 |
| Floating-point processing power | 21.43 TFLOPS | 0.3398 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 24 |
| TMUs | 112 | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 384 KB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
| SLI options | - | + |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2518 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 322.3 GB/s | 60.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 API |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 400−450
+2005%
| 19
−2005%
|
| Full HD | 650−700
+1870%
| 33
−1870%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 40−45
+0%
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40−45
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
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| Escape from Tarkov | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
This is how RX 9060 and GT 445M compete in popular games:
- RX 9060 is 2005% faster in 900p
- RX 9060 is 1870% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 53 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 40.75 | 1.93 |
| Recency | 5 August 2025 | 3 September 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 132 Watt | 35 Watt |
RX 9060 has a 2011.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.
GT 445M, on the other hand, has 277.1% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 9060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 445M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 9060 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GT 445M is a notebook one.
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